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Views from the Choir Loft

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Jeff Ostrowski · June 22, 2026

Two Ways to Defile a Hymn • (And How Not To)

Certain folks won’t acknowledge these three examples.

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Jeff Ostrowski · June 21, 2026

These Photographs Are Utterly Astounding !

Prelates of preëminent prominence such as Arcadio Cardinal Larraona; Fernando Cardinal Antonelli; Monsignor Higini Anglés i Pàmies; Monsignor Johannes Overath; Monsignor Robert A. Skeris; and many more!

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Jeff Ostrowski · June 20, 2026

Public Criticism of Jeff Ostrowski’s Singing Voice • Also: “Dich König loben wir”

This is but one jewel from the rich German Catholic inheritance.

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Jeff Ostrowski · June 18, 2026

“Participatio Actuosa” • Re: Active Participation During The Holy Mass

“The faithful should also be taught to unite themselves interiorly to what the ministers or choir sing, so that by listening to them they may raise their minds to God.”

Jeff Ostrowski · June 18, 2026

“Receipts + Invoices” • (CCW Subscribers)

Some have requested a ‘receipt’ showing their $4.95 monthly subscription.

Jeff Ostrowski · June 18, 2026

Indisputable ‘King’ Among Protestant Hymnals? • “Songs of Syon”—Transcribed (13,600 Words)

“I don’t know a more resplendent tune.” —Jeff Ostrowski

Jeff Ostrowski · June 17, 2026

PDF Download • 23 Harmonizations for “Daily, daily, sing to Mary” (The Famous Hymn)

This hymn has earned its place in the heart, and the setting in 3 voices is not to be missed.

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Jeff Ostrowski · June 12, 2026

PDF Download • “Simple Organ Interludes for Use in the Catholic Church” (108 pages)

In spite of their simplicity—“manuals only” mainly—I find several of them exceptionally beautiful.

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Andrea Leal · June 12, 2026

Dr. Tappan in Rome • “Ubi Caritas”

My colleague’s former chorister was recently ordained a Catholic priest…

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Jeff Ostrowski · June 9, 2026

“Should the People Sing in Parts?” • Weighing the Case for SATB Hymnals in the Pews

A normal person would respond: “There are many television shows; to which do you refer?”

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Jeff Ostrowski · June 8, 2026

Revealed • “Answer to the Riddle”

Nobody was able to correctly guess this ‘rubrical riddle’—so here’s the answer.

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Corpus Christi Watershed · June 5, 2026

Colorado Sacred Music Conference • “Journey of the American Parish and Its Future in the New Rite”

Where do we come from and where is the Church going? Clark contends there is much hope.

Jeff Ostrowski · June 4, 2026

PDF Download • 35 musical scores for “Lauda Sion Salvatorem” • (Corpus Christi Sequence)

Including many different organ accompaniments!

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Jeff Ostrowski · June 2, 2026

Rare! Rare! Rare! • “Australian Hymnal” (Roman Catholic) from 1942 • By Father Percy Jones

These 3-voice Gregorian Chant harmonizations (from Spain and Australia) are certainly among the rarest we’ve ever posted.

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Jeff Ostrowski · May 31, 2026

“CCW Subscriptions” • (Update — 31 May 2026)

We recently switched to a ‘subscription model’ for our website.

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President’s Corner

    A Popular “Gloria” … in Dutch?
    Close to 16 years ago, I composed a “Glory to God in the Highest” in honor of SAINT RALPH SHERWIN. It was subsequently sung all over the world, and included in various collections (under different titles). You can download the musical score in plainsong notation. It was selected for inclusion in the Saint Isaac Jogues Illuminated Missal, Gradual, and Lectionary—and here’s its keyboard accompaniment (PDF file). I have a terrible memory, but somebody reminded me it was translated into Dutch (!) in 2012. I have no idea who did this—but you can download the score by clicking here. Because I don’t speak Dutch, I have no idea whether the adaptation was done skillfully.
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    Music List • (26th Sund. Ordinary Time)

    Readers have expressed interest in examining my “music list” for this coming Sunday: 27 September 2026.

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    —Jeff Ostrowski
    “Reminder” — Month of September (2026)
    On a daily basis, I speak to people who don’t realize we publish a free newsletter (although they’ve followed our blog for years). Since we were founded in 2006, not one of our board members has ever accepted any remuneration whatsoever—not a penny. We have no endowment, no major donors, no savings, and refuse to run annoying ads. As a result, our mailing list is crucial to our survival. It couldn’t be easier to subscribe! Just scroll to the bottom of any blog article and enter your email address.
    —Jeff Ostrowski

Quick Thoughts

    Preface of Saint Joseph (added by the pope)

    You can see the “Præfatio de Sancto Joseph” inserted directly into the priest’s missal.

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    —Jeff Ostrowski
    “Predictable Rhymes?” • A Follow Up
    We received considerable correspondence regarding my article, Two Ways to Defile a Hymn. More specifically, what really raised certain people’s hackles was its follow-up article dealing with the keyboard accompaniment for the CHRIST THE KING HYMNAL. But to quote Eliza Doolittle: “Have I said anything I oughtn’t?” Please examine this PDF file and see whether you agree. Were the editors of the BRÉBEUF HYMNAL incorrect to insist upon sophisticated and clever rhymes, rather than mind-numbingly predictable rhymes?
    —Jeff Ostrowski
    ‘Ould’ But Not Good
    Dom Samuel Gregory Ould (note the spelling) was a Benedictine monk at FORT AUGUSTUS ABBEY in Scotland. As musician, organist, and composer, Dom Ould was highly regarded. Moreover, he was considered an authority on Gregorian Chant. But not everything found in an old book—or, in this case, an “Ould” book—is necessarily praiseworthy. Consider this page from Dom Ould’s hymnal. Do you see the rhymes? They offend severely by ABR (“Abuse By Reuse”) and are utterly predictable. In my recent article—Two Ways to Defile a Hymn—I addressed this topic.
    —Jeff Ostrowski

Random Quote

On March 24th, 1945, Pope Pius XII, by the Motu Proprio “In cotidianis precibus” gave permission to all who recite the divine office to use a new version of the Psalter made by six Jesuit professors of the Biblical Institute. This, contrary to some expectations, was neither a revision of the existing Vulgate nor of Saint Jerome’s ‘Psalterium juxta Hebraeos’, but a new translation altogether, based on the Massoretic text, the versions, and (in a few instances) on conjectural emendations.

— Dr. T. E. Bird

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